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Salary Table 2026-CHI

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 30.86%

For the Locality Pay Area of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 14.16 14.64 15.11 15.58 16.05 16.32 16.79 17.25 17.27 17.71
O 21.24 21.96 22.67 23.37 24.08 24.48 25.19 25.88 25.91 26.57
2 B 15.92 16.30 16.83 17.27 17.47 17.98 18.49 19.01 19.52 20.04
O 23.88 24.45 25.25 25.91 26.21 26.97 27.74 28.52 29.28 30.06
3 B 17.37 17.95 18.53 19.11 19.69 20.27 20.85 21.43 22.01 22.59
O 26.06 26.93 27.80 28.67 29.54 30.41 31.28 32.15 33.02 33.89
4 B 19.50 20.15 20.80 21.45 22.10 22.75 23.40 24.05 24.70 25.35
O 29.25 30.23 31.20 32.18 33.15 34.13 35.10 36.08 37.05 38.03
5 B 21.82 22.55 23.27 24.00 24.73 25.46 26.18 26.91 27.64 28.37
O 32.73 33.83 34.91 36.00 37.10 38.19 39.27 40.37 41.46 42.56
6 B 24.32 25.13 25.94 26.76 27.57 28.38 29.19 30.00 30.81 31.62
O 36.48 37.70 38.91 40.14 41.36 42.57 43.79 45.00 46.22 47.43
7 B 27.03 27.93 28.83 29.73 30.63 31.53 32.43 33.34 34.24 35.14
O 40.55 41.90 43.25 44.60 45.95 47.30 48.65 50.01 51.36 52.71
8 B 29.93 30.93 31.93 32.93 33.92 34.92 35.92 36.92 37.91 38.91
O 44.90 46.40 47.90 49.40 50.88 52.38 53.88 54.62 54.62 54.62
9 B 33.06 34.16 35.27 36.37 37.47 38.57 39.68 40.78 41.88 42.98
O 49.59 51.24 52.91 54.56 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62
10 B 36.41 37.62 38.83 40.05 41.26 42.47 43.69 44.90 46.11 47.33
O 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62
11 B 40.00 41.33 42.67 44.00 45.34 46.67 48.00 49.34 50.67 52.00
O 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62
12 B 47.94 49.54 51.14 52.74 54.34 55.94 57.53 59.13 60.73 62.33
O 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 54.62 55.94 57.53 59.13 60.73 62.33
13 B 57.01 58.91 60.81 62.71 64.61 66.51 68.42 70.32 72.22 74.12
O 57.01 58.91 60.81 62.71 64.61 66.51 68.42 70.32 72.22 74.12
14 B 67.37 69.62 71.86 74.11 76.36 78.60 80.85 83.09 85.34 87.59
O 67.37 69.62 71.86 74.11 76.36 78.60 80.85 83.09 85.34 87.59
15 B 79.25 81.89 84.53 87.17 89.81 92.45 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 79.25 81.89 84.53 87.17 89.81 92.45 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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